Student Cookbook For Dummies

Student Cookbook For Dummies

Description

Are you a student who’s fed up with making do with greasy food and monotonous ingredients? A parent who worries about your son or daughter’s mounting tendency to nip to the fast-food van at all times of the day? Then look no further! Taking into account thepressures and stresses of university life – the work, the exams, the parties – this entertaining guide takes students through the essential skills, techniques and ingredients they need to make over 160 delicious, healthy meals on a budget and on the go. Packed with top tips on frugal shopping, diet maintenance and healthy-microwave cooking, as well as the low-down on hosting dinner parties, choosing wines and mixing cocktails, baked-bean-living will become a thing of the past!

Student Cookbook For Dummies includes:

Part 1: Getting Started

Chapter 1: Saying ‘Hello’ To Your Kitchen

Chapter 2: Going Shopping

Chapter 3: Knowing What You’re Eating

Part 2: Breakfast, Lunch & Snacks

Chapter 4: Bigging up Breakfast

Chapter 5: Making great Lunches

Chapter 6: Snacks

Part 3: Bring On The Main Course

Chapter 7: Cooking For One

Chapter 8: Eating the Right Food To Get You Going

Chapter 9: Mastering Microwave Cooking

Chapter 10: Making the Most of Time and Money

Chapter 11: Decadent Desserts and Treats

Part 4: Entertaining

Chapter 12: Lads and Girls Nights’ In

Chapter 13: Pulling Together a Sunday Roast

Chapter 14: Food To Impress: Cooking for a Date

Chapter 15: Getting into the Party Spirit

Part 5: The Part Of Tens

Chapter 16: Ten Tips For Cooking At Uni

Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Eat On The Cheap

Chapter 18: Ten Replacements for Expensive Ingredients

About the Author

Oliver Harrison is the presenter of StudentCooking.tv, a video- and recipe-based website that shows students how to create tasty and nutritious meals on a budget.